Weight loss: Being quarantined has made it very difficult not to snack. |
- Being quarantined has made it very difficult not to snack.
- the difference of 5 weeks and a better mindset
- I’ve walked to my fridge, stopped, and walked away about 5 times in the last hour.
- I wanted to binge away my feelings... but I didn’t.
- My husband and I are finally back to our High school weight!
- I'm so cold now oh my god
- a thought on accessing fresh fruit and veggies if it’s been difficult during the time of COVID-19
- Something that made my day!
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Wednesday, 18 March 2020: Today, I conquered!
- Anybody struggle to lose weight with spouse who eats junk all the time?
- Stuck at Home - Weight Loss Success
- How do I get back into restriction mode?
- My biggest accomplishment is my ups and downs
- Do Some Yoga and Feel Better, Friends!
- Just found this subreddit
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 17
- I have the perfect chance to restart my weight loss journey, but I don't know how to take it.
- Down 20kg, 5 more to go!
- Weigh-In Wednesday (Share Your Numbers)
- My last first day
- Non-eating isolation habits
| Being quarantined has made it very difficult not to snack. Posted: 17 Mar 2020 02:39 PM PDT I'm not officially quarantined, but I'm in a city with a growing number of cases and it feels irresponsible to go out. Not to mention the fact that schools are canceled and I'm a teacher, so it feels even more like I should be staying home to honor the cancellation of classes. That being said, I am STRUGGLING. It's not even hunger, it's pure boredom and lack of discipline. Food is acting as a source of entertainment right now and I need to get my head back in the game. Normally things like water and Diet Coke help me, but I don't want to over drink those and run out since our grocery stores are empty here. Anyone else struggling while being trapped at home? [link] [comments] |
| the difference of 5 weeks and a better mindset Posted: 17 Mar 2020 03:19 AM PDT i'm honestly really nervous to post this but I don't have anyone to talk to about it since everyone in my direct circle of friends is a little sour on weight loss and I don't want to make them feel bad. I'm just excited! I didn't achieve any SV or NSV today but just felt like taking the time to acknowledge what a difference I've made in the past 5 weeks. I think pictures sometimes speak louder than words so here's a link to a couple comparison shots the sports bra from the before pictures actually doesn't fit me anymore which actually makes me sad because I liked wearing it and uh, my tits are gone and sad now, but I'm also happy because I remember buying it, and how it was fairly tight back then. I didn't count calories at all and to be super honest I also didn't give that much of a fuck about what I ate. I still eat the things I like but I've been making a conscious effort to do small healthier decisions. like say, using spelt pasta instead of regular pasta (even if I drown it in a cream sauce lol) or ordering the fish with vegetables instead of the deep fried dish. Stuff like that! I think the biggest difference was however in portion control. Before I would eat until I couldn't move anymore. Ignoring all signals from my body 'because it just tastes so good'! Or eating the huge greasy pizza even if I knew it was gonna make me feel like pure ass (because I don't have a gallbladder anymore and IBS). It was all for the taste. Which really wasn't all that great in a lot of cases Now, I really watch how much I eat. I don't restrict myself, but I take my time and listen to my stomach and my fullness feeling at regular intervals. When I notice myself slipping into over drive by eating too fast and becoming greedy (like not even finish chewing before the next bite is raised, or literally using two hands to shovel my fries) I stop and take a sip of water. Regroup, assess how full I'm feeling and then go in again but much more consciously and I savor the next bites. As I said, very often I've found that the food actually isn't all that good and I was just getting a little overexcited So, in the past 5 weeks I went comfortably from 50.4kgs/111.1lbs to 47.5kgs/104.7lbs. My goal weight is roughly around 45kgs/99lbs because that's what I used to weigh as a teen and I was most comfortable at that weight. I'm only 4'11 for reference! Lastly I want to say that food was always a comfort to me, and to an extent it still is. I still look forward to a hearty meal after a tough day, but I've gone from using food as a blind fix for all, to food as a supporting hand on my back as I work through my shit. Thanks for being such a cool community and letting me share my excitement! [link] [comments] |
| I’ve walked to my fridge, stopped, and walked away about 5 times in the last hour. Posted: 17 Mar 2020 08:38 PM PDT I have been avoiding binge eating the past few weeks by keeping myself busy. I go to Pilates classes, work two jobs, volunteer at my synagogue, and anything I can to stay busy. If I don't have time or opportunity to eat more often I can forget the urge to binge. I only do it when I'm alone. My boyfriend is in the national guard so he is administering tests in another city until further notice so I am home alone. Both of my workplaces have closed doors for a month and the gym I go to is closed for a month. Ive never told anyone about my binge eating, even my therapist. Tonight was the first time I realized how serious it was because I think it was the first time I really stopped myself. [link] [comments] |
| I wanted to binge away my feelings... but I didn’t. Posted: 17 Mar 2020 01:48 PM PDT Hey all. Bit of a celebratory vent thing ahead, I guess. :) I've been on and off the wagon for a couple of years now; I lost about 50 pounds, gained back 15, and now I'm working on losing again through CICO. I've been really good lately about staying within my calorie budget, eating healthy foods, all that jazz. But then, I got hit with a case of the Big Sad. And of course, it came in the evening when I only had about 200 calories left in my budget. My head immediately went to my old habits to make myself feel better. I wanted so badly to stuff my face full of Chinese food, Doritos, cake, wine, you name it. I wanted that instant gratification, the immediate dose of those feel-good brain chemicals. I fought with myself for hours. I was so close to giving in. But then I reminded myself of the progress I've made so far, and how unfair it would be to myself to revert back to that behavior. I reminded myself that a binge is nothing more than a band-aid, that it will solve none of the issues I'm having and will only add to them. I did end up munching on some healthyish snacks I had in the house, but rather than the several-thousand-calorie binge I had in mind, it only ended up putting me 140 over my daily budget. I'm finding new ways to cope with the hard feelings, because they're always going to happen and I can't rely on junk food the way I used to. Idk. I'm just proud of myself and wanted to share, I'm sure lots of you can relate. ❤️ [link] [comments] |
| My husband and I are finally back to our High school weight! Posted: 17 Mar 2020 10:37 PM PDT My Husband(30) and I (28)have been together for 12 years. When we were first together i was 16 (265lb) and he was 18 (275lb) this was in 2008. After 5 years together we got married in '13 I was 21(340lb) and he was 23(315lb) we where at our heaviest. He had very high blood pressure and on 2 different meds to control it. Fast forward to 2019/20, I lost 45lbs between 2014-2018 and the when I became pregnant in 3/2019 I lost 40lbs while pregnant,am now at 255. My husband lost 25lbs between 2014-2018 and then 20lbs the last year and he's now at 270. It's been a year since finding out we where expecting our second child, who is now 4 months old. We went from a 1 bed room apartment to a 2 in a high cost living area, aka read: $350+ more in rent, which meant cutting out lots of extras! Plus the pregnancy, meant no more drinking, and my husband did so in solidarity! We stopped drinking soda completely, and have limited fast food trips down to 1x a week, it really made the difference. We also now meal plan which has easily lead us to maintain our current weight with out any thoughts. We are always trying to incorporate better choices when we can. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 17 Mar 2020 09:05 AM PDT I've lost 30lbs in the last few months and I am not used to this new body temp!!! It's been an unusually cold March anyways, but oh my gooodddness. I used to brag about how I never got cold. No jackets. Shorts in autumn. Sweating in sweaters. Only used one blanket to sleep, and would have windows open! But now I'm shivering if I'm wearing a long sleeved shirt!! I get cold SO easy. Is this why y'all wear layers?? I can't stand this chilly feeling! I do however have sooo many sweaters and about a dozen blankets I've collected over the years, so I'll survive. But dang! I get cold now! Didn't expect that from a little bit of weight loss lol [link] [comments] |
| a thought on accessing fresh fruit and veggies if it’s been difficult during the time of COVID-19 Posted: 17 Mar 2020 05:40 PM PDT i live in a US city and a lot of the grocery stores have been demolished in the last week or so, and i've seen a number of you here commenting about how it hasn't been easy to get fresh produce at the moment, so i wanted to share an idea. there are lots of farms out there right now that would normally be providing their produce to restaurants, institutions (think schools or office cafeterias), farmers markets, and other places in your area that are closed or not getting the level of business they normally would. a number of farms have started offering CSA- like boxes of produce for affordable prices, and in some cases they'll even deliver or schedule careful pickup windows to minimize interaction with other people. i'd recommend looking to see if a farm like this exists in your area as it may solve your problem while also helping to keep small/mid-size farms afloat in these uncertain times. you can start just by googling to see if any of your local papers are reporting on the issue, or in the US look here: https://ourharvest.com/ if you're located in the mid-atlantic, detroit, charlotte, or south florida, hungry harvest ( https://www.hungryharvest.net/ ) is still banging on all cylinders and it's a non-profit, so your purchase actually goes to subsidize fresh fruits and veggies for low-income families. we're all in this together! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 17 Mar 2020 06:18 PM PDT Today was a bad day for me. I'm going through a lot of crap in my life, and it was really hitting me hard today. I usually rely on my job as a barista to keep my mind busy and make me feel needed, but with the corona stuff happening, it was really slow. There were also less coworkers there, so overall, it was just a sad, blah sort of day. However, one customer came through that really made me feel good. She was talking about the calories in the drink she was getting, and mentioned she was trying to cut back and lose a few pounds. She looked at me and said, "you're already fit, so you might not worry about this stuff." Lol! I told her I'd recently lost almost 100 lbs, and she was shocked! I told her my Starbucks go-tos, because we have some pretty good food choices that I've been eating all along during my weight loss. It was really validating to hear that. I've been obese for much of my adult life, and in my mind I still feel like a fat girl a lot of the time. I don't know what people see when they see me. It made me feel great! This incident, and the guy who yelled at me in traffic the other day and called me an effing c-word, but not a FAT effing c-word, drove it home that I'm not fat anymore. Lol 😊 [link] [comments] |
| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Wednesday, 18 March 2020: Today, I conquered! Posted: 18 Mar 2020 01:09 AM PDT The habit of persistence is the habit of victory!Celebrating something great? Scale Victory, Non-Scale Victory, Progress, Milestones -- this is the place! Big or small, long or short, please post here and help us focus all of today's awesomeness into an inspiring and informative mega-dose of greatness! (Details are appreciated!! How are you losing your weight?)
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| Anybody struggle to lose weight with spouse who eats junk all the time? Posted: 17 Mar 2020 10:46 PM PDT I'm struggling to lose my baby weight with my third baby and my husband is almost every night buying ice cream, chips, candy, wine, etc. I've lost weight before with my previous kids and him not dieting with me and resisting but lately I can't. I have 32 pounds to lose and I keep cheating and messing up and eating with him. He supports me wanting to lose weight but at the same time I feel like he doesn't care if I don't. I've asked him if he'd eat healthier with me and he says yes but usually goes back to junk food within a couple days. I'll cook a healthy dinner but he will get dessert or chips at the store if we don't have any in the house. Some days he will bring home McDonald's and oh man those fries are hard to resist. I think it's been worse lately actually bc he's scared he's gonna get laid off from his job due to the coronavirus and oil prices going down, so maybe he's stress eating? I'm really lacking willpower lately my and it's so hard to be surrounded by junk food especially when I associate it with spending time with my husband (usually in front of the tv) I'm not really looking for relationship advice necessarily...We have a good marriage, I'm just looking to see if somebody has been through this and managed to power through and lose weight? I'm kind of down in the dumps and beating myself up, starting to feel like this time I won't lose the weight I'm just gonna forever be chubby and never fit back into my old jeans I bought right before I got pregnant. [link] [comments] |
| Stuck at Home - Weight Loss Success Posted: 17 Mar 2020 07:03 AM PDT I have read a lot of posts in the last few days about the stresses of being stuck at home, around all of your food, and how hard that can be for those of us who like to stress eat or eat out of boredom. I want to share a bit of my journey, maybe it will help someone. I'm a stay at home parent. I have two small boys, 4 and (almost) 2. In the summer, we take walks and play outside, but November-March we're basically homebound due to the weather and the annual cold and flu season. And when I say "homebound," I mean we maybe leave the house once a week for groceries. (Or all three of us leave; it's usually easier for me to go alone after they go to bed, or for my husband to stop on his way home from work.) In the past year, I've been able to lose 67 pounds, and a lot of that has just been controlling my calories at home (I haven't been to the gym since July 2019 and haven't taken a nice long walk in about a month). The comparison photo I'm sharing, the BEFORE photo is from April 2017 when I was 10 pounds heavier at 260, but it's the only photo I have of myself in that weight range. I'm currently 183 at 5'8". https://imgur.com/a/cUBIs2Y Being home creates challenges, and for some, trying some type of IF may be the way to go. I'm not a true IF-er: I like to have a cup of coffee with Splenda and milk in the morning, and another when my kids have lunch around 11am. After my youngest takes a nap, I have a small (150-300 calorie) lunch. I usually have dinner after they go to bed at 7, 300-500 calories, so I have room for a pint of Halo Top because it's just psychologically satisfying to eat the whole damn thing. I chase my kids and play with them a lot during the day, so I have a distraction. I like to read articles and short stories, play a few mobile games, or watch YouTube clips if I feel peckish and it's not a mealtime. I'm sure there are people out there who are just working from home, no children or significant others at home with you. Doing stair laps, 10 minutes of yoga, or a 15 minute dance party are great ways to break up the boredom and get your brain away from the idea of snacking. All this to say, it can be done. I've been doing it voluntarily for the better part of a year. Absolutely the hardest part is refocusing your energy and getting snacks out of sight, out of mind, but I have found it to be a good lesson in willpower and perseverance. Best wishes, and stay safe and healthy out there! [link] [comments] |
| How do I get back into restriction mode? Posted: 17 Mar 2020 07:41 PM PDT I am 20f, started at 151lbs at 5'7" and am now 133lbs. I feel so much better physically and mentally. Some of my health problems (migraines, insomnia) got insanely better once I started eating healthy and whole foods, and for that reason and many others, I will never go back to eating the way I was before counting calories. However, I've been in restriction mode since September 2019 (slow progress I know), and I'm losing motivation. My main reasons for starting were to feel better about my appearance and gain confidence, and I feel like I have mostly accomplished that. Ideally, I would like to go down to 125lbs. But I find myself to be so hungry lately, or I guess hungry for the taste of food. I still eat healthy and mostly whole foods, with an occasional treat thrown in, but I find myself still overeating to the point of maintenance. I'm not gaining any weight but definitely not losing any. Every week I tell myself that this is the week I'm going to start restricting again and then I just don't. I get hungry or bored or stressed and I eat myself to my maintenance limit. I just don't know what to tell myself to renew my motivation. Worse, I try to justify this to myself by saying that the weight I'm at now is good enough and I should keep maintaining. Any tips or advice appreciated. [link] [comments] |
| My biggest accomplishment is my ups and downs Posted: 17 Mar 2020 11:21 AM PDT I'm a lucky person. I'm young (25F), have no medical concerns/injuries, have financial stability, and access to healthy food. I really have no excuse for my unhealthy BMI besides the fact that fast/junk food taste GOOD. And being healthy takes work. After some different strategies and finding my own healthy rhythm, I've realized that my biggest achievement is actually in all my weight ups and downs. Because life isn't perfect and sometimes we fall off the wagon. And that's okay. But giving up isn't. So every time treat myself or have an outing eat and drink whatever I want, I'm actually not beating myself up because I've finally been comfortable with letting myself see the bigger picture. I don't go into thanksgiving being sad at myself for eating the food my family and I worked so hard on. My fitness pal weight progress chart looks jagged as fuck, but I can still see an overall (and significant) decline. And this is because I've learned to stop saying to myself, "well I already pigged out this week, what's the point?" I'm sorry if this seems like a rant or boasting, but I just wanted to say this if you're the type of person like me who cries every time they have a cheat meal and then see the scale go up. Don't sweat the little things. Do more for yourself next time and keep trying to see the good things you're doing for yourself in the long run. End rant! Thanks everyone for listening, this really has been one of the most supportive subreddits I've been a part of. [link] [comments] |
| Do Some Yoga and Feel Better, Friends! Posted: 17 Mar 2020 06:43 PM PDT I'm sure that a lot of you, like me, are feeling extra stress and pressure right now. For me, along with concern for friends, family and strangers, losing access to the gym has really taken a toll on my anxiety. I have goals, y'know?? But we can still do things from home! She's by no means unknown, but I feel like now's a good time to remind you of the Yoga with Adriene Youtube channel! Yoga is great: low impact, no weights required, tones you while also allowing for some peace, etc etc. She has a great, apt playlist of videos, Yoga for Uncertain Times, that I would more than recommend. Some timely faves are: Yoga for Loneliness, Meditation for Anxiety, Self Love Yoga, and Yoga for Stress Relief (<-- this one's only 7 minutes long!!). On top of being a great yogi, Adriene is funny and chill. It doesn't matter how much of a beginner to yoga you are, she has SO MANY VIDEOS. Some as short as a few minutes, some as long as an hour! She's great, yoga is great, and I'm going to take this quarantine opportunity to work on it. Be safe, be healthy, be kind, be well! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 17 Mar 2020 04:04 PM PDT I got to 260 pounds which for me is the heaviest I have ever been in my life at the end of 2019. Figured I would do the cliche thing and finish the year off terribly and go into 2020 with a diet. Only water/unsweetened tea. No fast food but if I'm stuck going to a restaurant to either get salad or try to get fish or vegetarian food. And I've been using Samsung's health app to keep track of calories. I'm a 23 year old 6' 1" male and I'm down to 220.6 pounds now!! But at the same time I feel like my progress has been slowing way down. I've had rough patches where my cravings of Wendy's almost got the better of me and I fear I might go back into bad habits. I hope everyone in this subreddit can achieve their goals! I look forward to reading posts and trying to find ways to help me achieve mine!!!! [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 17 Posted: 17 Mar 2020 01:28 PM PDT Hello losers, I hope you're all staying happy & healthy! Weight by end of month (200 lbs, preferably trend weight): 210.8 in this morning. Not great. I know I kinda earned it with the lack of discipline occurring over yonder but I'm also hoping for a post period whoosh. Fingers crossed kids. Stay within calorie range (1500 ish): I comfort ate last night. Today is a new day to do better. The thing that is pissing me off is that I'm not listening to my body. Was not hungry. Just craving comfort. Don't give up on yourselves kids, I'm over here behaving badly & still here believing in my dumb self :P 8/14 days. 3/2-4 maintenance days. Exercise 5 days a week: Lunch time walk for 30 minutes. Will have another walk or workout tonight. 16/17 days. Self-care time (journaling, working on love journals, beauty treatments, drawing, fancy coffee out no more than 3 times a week 10/13): Journaled. Reminded myself to listen to my damn body. Try a new recipe once a week: Peanut butter hummus, a free form chicken noodle soup & 15 bean soup so far. 3/4 weeks. 50 pages of The Body Keeps the Score: Not today. 20/50 pages. Drawing prompt every day: Gonna hit it up before bed. 8/17 days. Be more mindful & express gratitude, avoid the hedonic treadmill: Even when I feel anxiety sitting on my chest, I know I am in a relatively safe place across the board. So I will keep breathing & keep calm! How are all of you doing? [link] [comments] |
| I have the perfect chance to restart my weight loss journey, but I don't know how to take it. Posted: 17 Mar 2020 10:38 PM PDT For context, I started my weight loss in summer. My start weight was 150lbs, my current weight is 125lbs, and my goal weight was 115lbs. I'm 5'4 and female. I started in July and I thought I would be done by November. I quit at around September, 10 lbs above my goal weight. I had really low self esteem, and I had this idea that my life would be perfect once I was thinner. That was absolutely wrong. Some things improved and some declined. I now have more time for hobbies and I feel comfortable with being seen in public. But, in the process, I broke up with my ex and now I don't have any friends, as that relationship took up most of my time. I'm at a healthy weight for my height, and I've been maintaining without trying, so I completely lost motivation. I don't want to be 115lbs anymore. At the same time, I'm not comfortable with the way that I look. When I was on a diet, all I knew was that I needed to eat a limited amount of calories. My "diet" consisted of 1400-1200 calories worth of protein bars and tv dinners. I don't know anything about protein and what types of nutrients I need to be getting. My hair is thin, I'm nauseous all the time, and I need it to stop. My period is always late. I planned to continue my diet next summer. My idea is that I'd be able to go back to school as a happier person and it'd be better to make progress during a period where I wouldn't be seen. However, I got a month off of school due to the coronavirus. I don't know if I believe in fate, but this just feels like a giant sign. I don't want to be any specific number. I just want to build muscle, be happy with myself, and be confident enough to approach people. I want my hair to be thick enough to bleach and dye. I don't know what foods to eat or how much I should exercise. What should I do? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 17 Mar 2020 08:56 AM PDT I'm finally almost down to my goal weight, this took longer than I wanted, and I'm low key embarrassed about it. I was always a skinny kid, then about 4 years ago I hit a massive divot where my mental healthy plummeted and I ate to cope. Fries, Nuggets, Ramen, Chips, Tator tots, sodas, ect. I lived on those things, I remember my brother once walked in on me making fries at 12 am and gave a remark that stuck with me. It wasn't mean. I stayed in the horrible state of mind until I realized my clothes didn't fit, and I got short of breath while climbing up the stairs to my home. It didn't start to get better until about a year ago, when I finally realized I need to actually set a plan to lose the weight (as I had at that point only cut the food so I only maintained the weight but didn't gain or lose) I took the first step, and signed up for Kickboxing, which made me lose alot of weight really fast, but it only lasted a short while before I couldn't go to the trainings due to school. So I decided to do my own thing, with research ofc. I would eat Eggs (spice it up with onion/peppers/cumon/cheese grated in it. Whatever you want, just not excessively) and Cheese for breakfast, and cut down on the bread but not eliminate it. I would control my lunch portions, two spoons of rice, a side of vegetables and chicken (I'm sadly very picky about my meats, so I stick to chicken). Or if I'm forced to (since I live with my family and my mother controls the meals we have), 3 forkfulls of pasta, some chicken, and fruits after. Dinner was my only freebie, and most days I'd get lazy and eat a banana and a yogurt can. That's for the food side of it. I don't have a very fast metabolism BTW, so all this, I have to burn somehow. I try to go on runs at least 2 times a week. Not long, just max 1 and a half hours, minimum 10 minutes. Jog and walk mix, sprint in the middle in 10 second intervals. Do home exercises, stretches, I usually do sit ups (16), mountain climbers (for a minute, but I started out only with 15 seconds, rest, then another 15 seconds), planks if your back allows. Jumping Jack's are also great, so are high runners (run in place but make sure your knee is lifted enough to reach your stomach), ect. Nothing hard, nothing that requires equipment. Now after 6 months of dedication (the first 6 were trial and error where I mostly only maintained, but didn't gain), I'm down from almost 86k kgs (about 190 pounds) to 65 kgs (143 pounds). But I wanna drop even more to 60, then build up muscle. I'm 5'7, so I'm technically in my healthy weight, but I still feel I need to drop a few remaining bits and pieces (mainly my back and thigh fat). Just wanted to share, here are some snacks that saved my life when it comes to cravings. Popcorn (when you're craving chips) Sliced cucumbers and tomatoes with balsamic vinegar (pasta/ramen cravings, I don't know why but they just eradicate it) Honey and sour cream (for sweeter stuff like cakes and pancakes. Just be careful how much you eat of it) Rice cakes (when you want a general snack) Almonds/general nuts Yeah they seem very obvious but man, I always thought they were pocus until I tried and boy oh boy!! They work :D Good luck to you, you can do it! [link] [comments] |
| Weigh-In Wednesday (Share Your Numbers) Posted: 17 Mar 2020 10:00 PM PDT Share Your Numbers!!!Welcome back to another week of weigh-in Wednesday. Share your +/- change from last Wednesday to this Wednesday, and a short summary of your week. Sometimes we get lost in the day to day ups and downs and it's good to see our week over week changes. Time to celebrate losses and lift each other up during possible failures. This is not a timed event or contest, feel free to jump in any time. This post was made a staple of r/loseit by u/Kahne_Fan and our thanks goes to him for providing a service that so many find helpful. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 17 Mar 2020 03:46 PM PDT Hi! I'm a long time lurker of this subreddit, but this is my first post. I'm 19, F, and currently around 215 lbs. I've been on and off diets for years but the past year or so my weight has soared (I unfortunately have the stretch marks to show for it). I genuinely feel like my weight is the root of so many of my problems. It sounds so dramatic, I know, but my weight just makes me super unhappy all the time, and I'm constantly so embarrassed that I allowed myself to get to this point at such a young age. I just hate people looking at me and base so many of my decisions off of wanting to be as invisible as possible. I will hopefully be going to university in September, and I don't want to be the same person then as I am now (both physically and mentally). I'm looking at the start of university as a new chapter in my life where I can redefine myself and not be the sad lonely fat girl anymore. (lol) I'm so ready to make a change and lose the weight sustainably and healthily, and just be happy. I think the reason why losing weight didn't work for me before was because I was sooo motivated, that even though I would initially plan to eat 1200 calories, I would say to myself "but wouldn't it be great if I could just eat 800 today". Hence, I would end up bingeing. My plan is to properly stick to a 1200 calorie diet and incorporate some home workouts too. I feel like I know everything there is to know about losing weight, I just struggle with sticking to it, so I'm definitely going to also work on my mental health too. I really want this to be the last time I 'restart'. Any advice is appreciated! Starting (current) weight: 215lbs Final goal weight: 125lbs Realistic goal weight: 160lbs Thanks for reading :) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Mar 2020 12:53 AM PDT Hey everyone! I'll try to make this quick. My work will be shut down for a few weeks, and im prepared enough to fare that. I've seen a lot of posts about eating and workout habits, and I personally have been preparing for something like this. I've been seeing a lot of posts about snacking and workouts, which don't 100% relate to my situation since I've cut out snacks/sodas/etc from my diet. However, before I got on my healthy routine I was a pretty strong smoker and drinker. Since the shut down, and with the stress, I've been gravitating more and more towards wanting to do those things to either kill time or for comfort. Does anyone have any cool distractions or alternatives I can use for these health harmful habits? I haven't had three weeks to myself for a few years, and my activities use to be outside the house. Any help for either myself or responders would be awesome, thank you. [link] [comments] |
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